Fahrenheit 451 Study Guide
Questions And Answers
THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER PART 1 - correct answer THE HEARTH AND THE
SALAMANDER
Describe Clarisse McClellan. - correct answer Clarisse McClellan is a young girl who walks with
Montag to the corner of the street. She is called anti-social and doesn't attend school
Identify Guy Montag and describe his job. - correct answer Guy Montag is a fireman, but his job
isn't to put out fires, it's to set fire to books.
What smelled like perfume to Montag? - correct answer Kerosene
Clarisse asked Montag if he was happy. Was he? - correct answer No, Montag was not truly
happy
Who is Mildred, and what happened to her? - correct answer Mildred was Montag's wife, she
attempted suicide, by taking too many sleeping pills
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of doctors to treat Mildred? - correct
answer this kind of thing happened so often that they had it down to a science and a machine
could complete the procedure
, What are parlor-walls? - correct answer whole wall TVs that allow you to interact with the
people on the TV. Montag and Mildred have 3
Describe the mechanical hound. - correct answer The mechanical hound is a robot dog that
hates Montag with a burning passion
What did Montag believe had been done to the hound? - correct answer He believes it has
been programmed to kill/hate him
Why was Clarisse considered anti-social? - correct answer Clarisse likes to talk to people instead
of play sports and activities
Who gave Clarisse most of her information about the way life used to be? - correct answer her
uncle
What Information does Clarisse share about the way life used to be? - correct answer she tells
Montag about how firemen would put out fires instead of start them
THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER PART 2 - correct answer THE HEARTH AND THE
SALAMANDER PART 2
Who was Captain Beatty? - correct answer Another one of the Firemen. Montag's boss.
How did the firemen know which houses had books? - correct answer An alarm went off in the
firehouse. Most ofter, neighbors turned each other in
What lie did Beatty tell Montag? - correct answer "Any man is insane who thinks he can fool the
government and us."
Questions And Answers
THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER PART 1 - correct answer THE HEARTH AND THE
SALAMANDER
Describe Clarisse McClellan. - correct answer Clarisse McClellan is a young girl who walks with
Montag to the corner of the street. She is called anti-social and doesn't attend school
Identify Guy Montag and describe his job. - correct answer Guy Montag is a fireman, but his job
isn't to put out fires, it's to set fire to books.
What smelled like perfume to Montag? - correct answer Kerosene
Clarisse asked Montag if he was happy. Was he? - correct answer No, Montag was not truly
happy
Who is Mildred, and what happened to her? - correct answer Mildred was Montag's wife, she
attempted suicide, by taking too many sleeping pills
Why did Emergency Hospital send technicians instead of doctors to treat Mildred? - correct
answer this kind of thing happened so often that they had it down to a science and a machine
could complete the procedure
, What are parlor-walls? - correct answer whole wall TVs that allow you to interact with the
people on the TV. Montag and Mildred have 3
Describe the mechanical hound. - correct answer The mechanical hound is a robot dog that
hates Montag with a burning passion
What did Montag believe had been done to the hound? - correct answer He believes it has
been programmed to kill/hate him
Why was Clarisse considered anti-social? - correct answer Clarisse likes to talk to people instead
of play sports and activities
Who gave Clarisse most of her information about the way life used to be? - correct answer her
uncle
What Information does Clarisse share about the way life used to be? - correct answer she tells
Montag about how firemen would put out fires instead of start them
THE HEARTH AND THE SALAMANDER PART 2 - correct answer THE HEARTH AND THE
SALAMANDER PART 2
Who was Captain Beatty? - correct answer Another one of the Firemen. Montag's boss.
How did the firemen know which houses had books? - correct answer An alarm went off in the
firehouse. Most ofter, neighbors turned each other in
What lie did Beatty tell Montag? - correct answer "Any man is insane who thinks he can fool the
government and us."
